In
476 AD, Rome vanished into the history books. It was a heck of a run:
Rome began as a Republic; it conquered most of the known world; it
became an empire; it enjoyed slavery; it built lavish architecture
still admired into the 21st century; Rome constructed the Coliseum
where one million men were slaughtered in 200 years of the ‘games’;
it partied with decadence in wine, women and song; Mark Anthony and
Cleopatra’s passions are the stuff of legends; finally, Julius Caesar
took knives in his gut; et tu Brutus?

You’ve
read Rome’s demise in history books. Shakespeare immortalized great
moments. You’ve seen the movies with Charlton Heston, Yul Brenner
and Elizabeth Taylor. Rome’s greatness stretched for centuries, but
it was put to rest on the Boot Hill of history.

We
see the similarities of Rome manifesting in America in the early years
of the 21st century. Republic to empire; military bases in 100 countries
around the world; Donald Trump nauseates us with his skyscrapers;
100,000 seat NFL stadiums entertaining the masses with outrageous
salaried ‘gladiators’ and booze; Brad and Angelina’s endless nothingness;
young men dying without reason in the contrived Iraq war; et tu Bushtus?

What
will be engraved on America’s tombstone if it doesn’t stop the Mexican
invasion? Who will write the words? Why did it happen? Who aided it
within America’s borders? Will they be brought to justice? Why did
they do it to their own country? To their own children? To the future?

A
noble citizen wrote me last week with quotes from the late Ayn Rand,
“Which of these two variants of statism are we moving toward: socialism
or fascism?”

“To
answer this question,” she said, “one must first ask: which is the
dominant ideological trend of today's culture?

“The
disgraceful and terrifying answer is: there is no ideological trend
today. There is no ideology. There are no political principles, theories,
ideals, or philosophy. There is no direction, no goal, no compass,
no vision of the future, no intellectual element of leadership. Are
there any emotional elements dominating today's culture? Yes! One!
Fear!

“A
country without a political philosophy is like a ship drifting at
random in mid-ocean, at the mercy of any chance wind, wave, or current,
a ship whose passengers huddle in their cabins and cry--"Don't rock
the boat!"—for fear of discovering that the captain's bridge is empty.
(Bush is our captain)

“It
is obvious that a boat which cannot stand rocking is doomed already
and that it had better be rocked hard, if it is to regain its course—but
this realization presupposes a grasp of facts, of reality, of principles
and a long-range view, all of which are precisely the things that
the "non-rockers" are frantically struggling to evade.

“Just
as a neurotic believes that the facts of reality will vanish if he
refuses to recognize them (Bush’s current path)—so, today, the neurosis
of an entire culture leads men to believe that their desperate need
of political principles and concepts will vanish if they succeed in
obliterating all principles and concepts. But since, in fact, neither
an individual nor a nation can exist without some form of ideology,
this sort of anti-ideology is now the formal, explicit, dominant ideology
of our bankrupt culture. This anti-ideology has a new and very ugly
name: it is called "Government by Consensus." --Ayn Rand, Ford Hall
Lecture, 1965

The
noble citizen explained, “At some point in our history, we are going
to have to deal with the “Mexicanization” of our Southwest and the
Left Coast. The issues are pretty simple, but they are too complicated
for politicians because they involve money.

“When
mobs of illegals congregate in an American neighborhood, who is surprised
that crime goes up? People who come illegally from Mexico often bring
the “culture” of their home town with them, and that culture is the
corrupt, immoral and scofflaw type that persists in Mexican cities.
In Mexico, the cops are corrupt too, and whoever has the payola to
keep them away--rules the neighborhood. The government is a bunch
of “rich good old boys” in the Mexican sense, who aspire to greatness
on top of a garbage heap. Only tourism and money sent home by illegals
maintains stability.

“It
is inevitable that politicians arising from this mass will manifest
the culture from which they come. It’s already happening, and the
“what’s in it for me” attitude of a lot of Hispanic politicians who
cultivate the illegal “vote” and establishment of “citizen’s rights”
for illegals in places like southern California is subject to become
epidemic in areas of high Mexican concentration. It’s already costing
the Southwestern states billions every year, just for infrastructure
adjustment. So much for the “desirability” of having people who “do
jobs Americans won’t do.” Americans are capable of mowing their own
lawns and taking care of their own homes and children. This is a superfluous
and specious argument, and does nothing to rationally support the
millions of illegals establishing themselves every year on American
territory.

“Yes,
there are good people among them. But they are all illegals, and searching
for a better life has different meanings depending on the level of
cultural awareness and desire to assimilate. A separate Mexican community
adds little to any city, and creates a lot of law enforcement problems.
They bring corruption with them, and some of the problems are those
of very dangerous and violent gang nature.”

He
warned, “Don’t think it can’t happen. It is happening. Not even the
United States can assimilate this many third world people at this
rate.”

To
say the least, Bush exhibits incompetence and constancy. Better that
he were competent so he would change course much like the Captain
of the Titanic should have! Ayn Rand and this reader’s words might
be a sobering description of America’s tombstone. How is it that an
entire nation got fat, stupid and lazy within 50 years of WWII? How
is it that half the nation doesn’t vote in national elections and
less than 10 percent in local elections? How come their remote control
garners more importance than participating in their republic’s course?

What
more will historians write on America’s tombstone?

“Here
lies America. In 230 years, she won all her battles. She safeguarded
mankind’s yearning for freedom. She created the greatest opportunity
for the most people in the history of the world. She brought the world
foreign aid, the Red Cross, Peace Corps, food to tsunami and earthquake
victims, and health care. For 230 years, she maintained her sovereignty
by guarding her borders. But something happened during the last fateful
years of her existence. She, like Rome, left her borders open. A massive
horde of foreigners broke into her inner being. Like a cancer, that
multitude dismantled every aspect of her political and physical being.

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America
lost its language and fractured into rival ethnic factions bent on
destroying her. America’s armies fought contrived wars elsewhere while
her leaders pandered for yet more money and power at the expense of
integrity. Her president and Congress violated their oaths of office
while ignoring the U.S. Constitution. Her people neglected to participate
in their Republic. Massive demonstrations of lawless illegal aliens
trampled the American flag in the streets of Los Angeles. Where America
sustained laws, she became lawless. Where honor once guided America's
government, malfeasance reigned.”

What
do you resolve to reverse this tombstone and reclaim your country?

Frosty Wooldridge possesses a unique view of
the world, cultures and families in that he has bicycled around the globe
100,000 miles, on six continents in the past 26 years.

He has written hundreds of articles (regularly)
for 17 national and 2 international magazines. He has had hundreds of
editorials published in top national newspapers including the Rocky Mountain
News, Denver Post, Albany Herald and Christian Science Monitor.

His first book, "HANDBOOK FOR TOURING BICYCLISTS"
by Falcon Press is available nationwide. His second book "STRIKE THREE!
TAKE YOUR BASE" by the Brookfield Reader published in January 2002. His
bicycle books include "BICYCLING AROUND THE WORLD."

Frosty Wooldridge has guest lectured at Cornell
University, teaching creative writing workshops, magazine writing at Michigan
State University, and has presented environmental science lectures at
the University of Colorado, University of Denver and Regis University.
He also lectures on "Religion and Ethics" at Front Range College in Colorado.